Samantha Harvey: Textile Artist and Teacher
Exhibitions
2017
The Sewing Machine Project: a contemporary view of the ‘Iron Needlewoman’
The Knitting and Stitching Shows: Alexandra Palace 11-14 October; Dublin 9-12 November; Harrogate 23-26 November
Studio 21 @ the Well House Gallery Horndon on the Hill, Thurrock 1 June-1 July.
2016
Pinner Arts Week Open Studio, Pinner, September 2016
The Sewing Machine Project: a contemporary view of the ‘Iron Needlewoman’, with Studio 21, Lansdown Gallery, Stroud, SIT Select textile festival, May 2016.
2015
The Sewing Machine Project: a contemporary view of the ‘Iron Needlewoman’, with Studio 21, South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire Oct/Nov 2015.
The Sewing Machine Project Prelude, with Studio 21, SIT Select Showcase, Cheltenham Town Hall, October 2015
Chinese Whispers, with Studio 21, The Well House Gallery, Horndon on the Hill, Stanford le Hope, July/August 2015
Shop within the Show, Society of Designer Craftsmen, The Mall Galleries, January
2014
Looks Familiar, with Okra Textile Artists, Henley Fire Station Gallery, December 2014
Handmade for Christmas, West House, Pinner, December 2014
Pinner Arts Week, Spindle Cottage Studio, September 2014
WSTA Annual Exhibition, South Hill Park, Bracknell, July 2014
More Mystical Creatures @ The Gallery, Harrow Arts Centre, March 2014
2013
Mystical Creatures @ The Attic, Lines of Pinner, December 2013
Chinese Whispers with Studio 21, South Hill Park, Bracknell, Berkshire, 14-27 October 2013
Outrageous with Okra Textiles, The Attic Gallery, Pinner, 8-13 June 2013
Chinese Whispers with Studio 21, Fashion, Embroidery and Stitch @ the NEC, Birmingham, 21-24 March 2013
MzTEK @ Norwich Arts Centre, 9 Feb-9 March 2013
2012
Winter Wonders, Obsidian Art, Nov/Dec 2012
Stitch to the Future with the children and teens from Stitch-London.co.uk, The Attic, Lines of Pinner, September 2012
Outrageous with Okra Textiles, The Cow Byre Gallery, Ruislip, September 2012
Harrow Open Studios Spindle Cottage, Pinner, June 2012
Harrow Open Studios Taster Exhibition Group Exhibition, West House, Pinner, June 2012
Art in the Attic with Pat Griffin, The Attic, Pinner, May 2012
Landscape, Texture and Pattern with Ann Burnham, The Attic, Pinner, April 2012
The Duration of Surface Group Exhibition, The Attic, Pinner, April 2012
2011
Continuum @ Hastings Art Forum 3-15 November 2011
9 Days Art Group Exhibition curated by NashArts, All Saints Church, Harrow Weald, September 2011
Continuum with Studio 21, The Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, August 2011
Through The Eye of the Needle: 400 Years of the King James Bible with Okra Textiles, The Cow Byre Gallery, Ruislip, July 2011
Harrow Open Studios Spindle Cottage, Pinner, June 2011
2010
Momentum with Okra Textiles, The Harvey Gallery, Guildford, September 2010
Studio 21 @ Shepherd Market, The Gallery Shepherd Market, W1Y, August 2010
Designer Crafts at the Mall 2010, The Mall Galleries, SW1, January 2010
2009
End of Year Show, East Berkshire College, June 2009
Qualifications
Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) in Applied Art Room Practice, Bath Spa University, 2015
HE Diploma Stitched Textiles with distinction, East Berkshire College, Windsor, validated by Bucks New University, 2006-09.
Foundation in Art and Design with distinction, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, 2005/06
City and Guilds Certificate in Machine Embroidery, 2004/05
Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Geography, sub-majors in English Literature and Fine Art, University of Melbourne, 1983-1987
Memberships
Society of Designer Craftsmen, Member — www.societyofdesignercraftsmen.org.uk
Society of Designer Craftsmen, North Surrey Group — www.northsurreysdc.co.uk/members.html
Studio 21 – www.studio21textileart.co.uk
Publications
Studio 21, The Sewing Machine Project: A Contemporary View of the Iron Needlewoman, 2015
Barnes, C. June, Exploring Dimension in Quilt Art, 2012 Batsford
Professional History
Textile Artist and Teacher, Self-employed, 2008-present
BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards Committee member, 2000-2006
External Examiner, MA Interactive Production, Southampton Institute, 2000-2006
Creative Director, Abbey Road Interactive, Abbey Road Studios and Olympic Studios, London, 1996-2003
New Media Producer, EXP, Cambridge and London, UK, 1994-1996
Editor, CD-ROM Products, Chadwyck-Healey Ltd, Cambridge, UK, 1991-1993
Manager, Consulting Services and Customer Support, Space-Time Research, Melbourne, Australia, 1988-1990
Contact Details
e: hello@samantha-harvey.com
t: 0750 300 1024